Yachts Start Sprint for Kaiser’s Cup Across Sandy Hook
A splendid fleet of 8 000 mile yachts set sail from Sandy Hook toward the English coast for Emperor William’s 5000 dollar Kaiser’s Cup. The Atlantic led the line followed by Endymion and Ailsa as others trailed, with Valhalla and Fleur de Lis among the early movers and several ships jostling for windward position.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
William of
Germany
Hambure
Hildegarde
Endymion
Apache
Sunbeam
Utewana
Valhalla
Sandy Hookk
Hamburg
Anchorage
Gedney
Ailsa
Thistle
Cunard Lines
Coronia
Committee Boat
Hebbinghaus
Hl. H. Hosley
United States Navy
Oliver K. Cromwell
Newbury Dbd. Lawton
H Deb. Parsons
Edward H. Wales
Ailso
Hilde
Utowana
Jine
Janice Stimson
Piusseti
Valalla
Bhy Yawl Ailsa
Jean
Athur Tle
Barre
Dare
Teuton
Lemuel Miller
Gloucester
Bollin
Fleur de Lis
King Alfonso’s France and England Journey Deemed International
Madrid May 17 The Epoca notes King Alfonso’s approaching trip to France and England marks a major international act. It stresses the journey shows Spain’s influence abroad and will visit nations linked to Spain by long standing kinship and shared history since the Middle Ages.
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Madrid
Alfonso
France
England
Fpoca
Spain
Sage Financier Russell Sage Recovers at Home
New York report says financier Russell Sage has recovered from illness after months confined at home and may take short drives next week. If his health improves, Sage plans to return to his Long Island estate on June 1.
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New York
Russell Sage
Assassination of Grand Duke Sergius and Polish Reforms
London May 17 dispatch from St. Petersburg says Ivan Kalief executed for the Grand Duke Sergius murder on February 17. Emperor Nicholas issues rescript relaxing restrictive laws in Poland and Baltic provinces, restoring noble assembly and easing land and language limits. Local self government via semstvo system expected next.
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London
St. Petersburg
Ivan Kalieff
Sergius
Nicholas
Poland
Baltic
Big Cunard Caronia Stranded Off Ready Hook in Thick Weather
The Cunard liner Caronia remains fast on Wigan's Knoll off Ready Hook after grounding Tuesday afternoon. Six tugs and steamboats strained to move the ship by high tide, but attempts to free her failed. The vessel carries many distinguished passengers yet offers little word on their condition during the long, foggy wait.
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New York
Carontia
Wigan
Caronia
Tuomen
Emperors Words Attribution Denied by North German Gazette
The North German Gazette in Berlin says it is authorized to deny attributing certain words to Emperor William in remarks to officers at Strassburg as published in domestic and foreign newspapers.
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Berlin
William
Strassburg
End of Strike in Chicago Seen Within 24 Hours
Chicago reports indicate a settlement near as team owners and teamsters plan arbitration over deliveries to boycotted houses. President Gompers aids talks with Mayor Dunne amid near-normal business resumption and little union opposition to nonunion deliveries.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Team Owners’ Association
Employers’ Association
Teamestere
Montgomery Ward and Company
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Dunne
Excavations Near Pompeii Unearth Rich Jewelry Cache
Excavations near Pompeii reveal a human skeleton and a cache of gold jewelry from a Pompeian epoch. The collection includes four bracelets with emeralds, two gold earrings, two golden necklaces with pearls and emeralds, and two emerald rings, noted for artistic value.
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Ftome
Pompeii
French Training Ship Duguay Trouin Floated After Rock Strike
Paris May 17 the French naval training ship Duguay Trouin reported to have struck a rock in St Jean de Lav bay twelve miles from Bayonne has been floated without serious damage and awaits inspection by divers.
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Paris
St. Jean de Lav Bay
Bayonne
Carlisle Delayed in Saigon Over Suspected War Contraband
The British steam er Carlisle is detained in Saigon on suspicion of carrying contraband of war. Authorities report the vessel halted as officials inspect cargo and papers for prohibited goods.
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Saigon
Carlisle
Ownership of Albuquerque Water Supply Company Declared
The ownership of the Albuquerque Water Supply Company is stated as entirely held by five gentlemen A. B. McMillen M. W. Flournoy F. A. Hubbell W. R. Whitney and W. H. Gillenwater each owning one fifth of the stock. Secretary W. H. Gillenwater signs the notice.
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Albuquerque Water Supply Company
A. A. Grant
The
Morning Journal
Water Supply Company
A. B. McMillen
M. W. Flournoy
F. A. Hubbell
W. R. Whitney
W. H. Gillenwater
Bowen Seeks Missing Papers in Loomis Inquiry
Washington reports show Minister Bowen telling Secretary Taft two papers are missing from the Caracas papers on Loomis. Taft and Loomis agreed to use Bowen copies for the investigation while Bowen claims to have fulfilled his duty and leaves the government to decide if an inquiry is warranted.
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Venezuela
Loomis
Taft
Washington
Loomis-Bowen
Bowen
State Department
Caracas
Castro
Venexuela
Jmarett
Washngton
California
Hay
Europe
Legation
Receiver Asked For Arizona Company
In St Louis on May 17 a petition sought a receiver for Standard Copper company of Arizona and an injunction to prevent sale or disposal of the property and to halt the maintenance of its St. Louis office. Minor stockholders claim 32,400 of 100,000 shares. They contend a $10,000 mortgage on land and mills in Pinal county Arizona is invalid because it was executed in Missouri.
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St. Louis
Standard Copper Company of
Arizona
St.Louis
Circuit Court
Pinal County
Missouri
Mysterious silence surrounds route of Russian fleet toward Vladivostock
St Petersburg May 17 Russian naval observers weigh clues amid dwindling dispatches from Manchuria and rumors Vice Admiral Rojestvensky may have left his last communications behind. Reports note crews prepare ships for bottom cleaning and possible transfer of command to Vice Admiral Biriloff, as military mobilization continues across Russia toward a major engagement in the east.
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St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Rojestvensky
Togo Vladivostock
Admiralty
Adv
Chinas
United Squadron
Associated Pr
Anniie
Associated Press
Naval
Resovtvensky
Clado
Nebogatoff
Straits of Malacca
China Sea
Biriloff
Rosestvensky
Voelkersam
Vladivestock
Cronstadt
Birloff
Bulle
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Prench
W. HH. Gillenwater
Re. A. Hubbell
D. A. MacPherson
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Togo
Gruler Admaz
Linevitch
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Mandit
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Wuchars
Sceamer
Japan
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Formosa
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